Richard J. Haier is an American
psychologist
A psychologist is a professional who practices psychology and studies mental states, perceptual, cognitive, emotional, and social processes and behavior. Their work often involves the experimentation, observation, and interpretation of how indi ...
who has researched a neural basis for human intelligence,
psychometrics,
general intelligence, and
sex and intelligence.
Haier is currently a Professor Emeritus in the Pediatric Neurology Division of the School of Medicine at
University of California, Irvine. He has a Ph.D. from
Johns Hopkins University. He is also the
editor-in-chief of the journal ''
Intelligence'' since 2016.
In 1994, he was one of 52 signatories on "
Mainstream Science on Intelligence," an editorial written by the American psychologist
Linda Gottfredson and published in the ''
Wall Street Journal'', which summarized findings from intelligence research, especially as they related to issues raised in ''
The Bell Curve''.
[Gottfredson, Linda (December 13, 1994). Mainstream Science on Intelligence. '' Wall Street Journal'', p A18.] Haier later discussed the controversy surrounding the book in a 2022 interview on
Lex Fridman's podcast.
He has worked with
Rex Jung on the
parieto-frontal integration theory (P-FIT) which uses neuro-imaging to examine the
neuroscience of intelligence.
Selected bibliography
Books
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Journal articles
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References
External links
Personal websiteThe Intelligent Brain Lectures*
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Lex Fridman.)
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Living people
Academic journal editors
American psychologists
Intelligence researchers
Johns Hopkins University alumni
Race and intelligence controversy
University of California, Irvine faculty
Year of birth missing (living people)